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• Nephilim
• Sons of God
• Giants
• Satan’s Seed ?

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Key Passages

• 1 Quote from
• The Unseen Realm,
• by Michael S. Heiser
• chapter 12: Divine Transgressions
• “The curses that followed the events in the garden bound the fate of humanity together with the seed of the nachash,.”
• 1 John 3:8; “In 1 John 3 the apostle John expressed the notion of spiritual seed—good or evil—manifesting itself in the human heart when he wrote: The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed: in order to destroy the works of the devil. ”

• Genesis 6:4; The Nephilim were upon the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God went into the daughters of humankind, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty warriors that were from ancient times, men of renown.
• (Eze 28:12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; Isa 14:12; 13; 14; 2 Pe 2:4; 5; ) The sin of Satan and the demons is pride, lawlessness, and violence. And they were cast down to the earth and imprisoned in Tartaroo that is described as a place of bondage or restraint. Satan and the demons are restrained, but allowed to spiritually tempt mankind into sin. All of mankind must learn to resist Satan’s spiritual seed of evil influence. So, who are the Nephilim that have the character of being Sons of Elohim and at the same time men.
• (Ge 6:4; ) States, that the Nephilim survived the flood. Careful review of Scriptures will show that only Noah and his sons could be the Nephilim. The 2 wives of Noah’s sons Ham and Japheth were the daughters of men that were unrelated to Noah’s family line. The wives of Noah’s sons did not conceive children until after the flood and produced 3 separate racial identities. Only Shem wife was related to Noah’s family line that would lead to the their descendent, Abraham and Sarah.

• Genesis 6:1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; Constructs a contrast between two groups of humans. Wicked mankind is compared to Faithful Noah and his sons. There is no mention of angelic presence within this dialogue. The reference to Sons of Elohim refers to Noah and his sons. Noah’s spiritual obedience to Elohim identifies him as a Son of God.
• (Jn 10:34; 35; ) According to Messiah’s own words, “does not Scripture say that you are El, to whom the word of Elohim came.”
• (2 Pe 2:5; 1 Pe 3:20; 21;) Peter identifies Noah as a preacher of righteousness and the text in Genesis clearly states that Elohim spoke to Noah and warned him of the coming flood. The rest of mankind refused to listen to Elohim’s words of warning so then the flood would remove the wicked and unrepentant mankind from the face of the earth.

• Genesis 6:4; Identifying the Nephilim, this term is constructed from the weak Hebrew verb Phili that means wonderful, strong and mighty. Nephilim correctly means to be wonderful.
• TWOT Number 1393a
• (Ge 6:4; ) Nephili is emphasized with another Hebrew word that express the same meaning of strong and mighty. The sentence concludes with the statement that they are the “Men” of “Renown = Shem” that is the Hebrew name of Noah son.
• (Ge 6:4; ) Carefully reading scriptures verifies that the Nephilim are men that Elohim considers to be wonderful, strong and mighty like Noah’s son Shem.

• Genesis 6:5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; continues to contrast Elohim’s approval of Noah and the rejection of wicked mankind. This contrast demonstrates that the spiritual seed in Noah comes from Elohim. But, wicked mankind follows the spiritual seed of the “nachash” Satan the devil.
• (Mt 19:4-5; 6; Lk 20:34; 35; 36; ) According to Messiah Yeshua; Angels can neither marry or be given in marriage. The biblical marriage occurs between one man and one woman as a sexual union that produces children. The Angels cannot have intercourse with human women. The statement Sons of Elohim refers to Noah, “to whom the word of Elohim came.” Noah and his sons faithfully obeyed Elohim’s voice and saved themselves and their wives.

• Genesis 2:24; 3:15; 4:1; States, that Elohim established a separation between Satan’s seed and the seed of a woman.
• (1 Cor 11:11; 12; Ge 4:1; Mk 10:6; 7; 8; 9; ) The apostle Paul explains that every man is born of a woman. Yahweh’s law ordains that a woman only conceives through the sexual union with a human man, just as every creature can only reproduce through its own kind. But, every human will find themselves in conflict with the spiritual seed of Satan the devil.
• (Ge 4:1; 6; 7; ) Even Adam and Eve’s son, Cain was warned that sin was crouching to consume him, but he must be the master over Satan’s temptation.

• Genesis 3:14; 4:6; 7; 1 Pe 5:6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; Jn 8:44; Satan the devil is like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Satan is also called the father of lies, the tempter, and guilty of murder. Satan cannot conceive life but only brings death. Satan the devil feeds on the dust of his deadly destructive seed of lawlessness.
• (Rev 20:10; ) Satan reaps what he sows and will receive eternal destruction as’s punishment.

• Genesis 6:15; Descriptions of the measurements for the arc consist of three decks. Each deck was 10 cubits high which equals approximately 15 to 17.5 feet. One reason for the unusually tall ceilings could be that Noah and his sons could easily be 12 feet tall and considered giants by modern standards. This can explain why the term Nephilim has been translated as Giants. Before the flood the life span of mankind could easily reach 1000 years.

• Genesis 6:3; After the flood mankind’s lifespan gradually decreased and so did their physical stature.
• (Deut 3:11; 12; ) The tallest man recorded in the Bible was Og who could easily have stood 12 feet tall.
• (1 Sa 17:4; ) Later evidence reveals, Goliath and his brothers were only 9 to 10 feet tall. Modern mankind averages between five and 7 feet tall with a lifespan that rarely reaches 120 years. These statements may not seem conclusive to prove any doctrine, but is consistent with Scriptures and archaeological evidence. Another source of consideration is mankind’s nature of storytelling that develops myths. The gods of the ancient world were depicted as giants. The long life and mighty stature of Noah and his sons would easily become the source of mythology.

• Genesis 10:9; 10; 11; 12; Isa 14:4-5; 6; 21; 22; Noah’s son Ham, had a grandson that followed the way of Cain’s rebellious heart and laid the foundation for Babylon. Nimrod desire to rule over mankind and became a mighty conqueror. Nimrod constructed theTower of Babel to magnified himself as a god and originated the earliest form of pagan idolatry. Nimrod’s lifespan could easily have reached 400 to 500 years and he glorified himself as a mighty son of god. This pattern repeats the wickedness of mankind that followed the seed of Satan that received the wages of death. Sinful human nature follows Satan’s seed of rebellion that glorifies themselves by forming gods in their own image and likeness.
• (Titus 1:13; 14; 2 Tim 3:12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 2 Pe 2:1; 2; 3; ) The apostle Paul correctly teaches from Scripture and warns against the deceptive beliefs formed from Jewish mysticism and pagan mythology
• Therefore, the Nephilim are Noah and his sons the Seed of Elohim.

• Satan’s Seed and Tartaroo
• 2 Peter 2:4; and Jude 1:6;  reference to the Angels that  sinned and lost their position of authority and habitation.
• Genesis 2:9; 17; Adam and Eve were warned not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis demonstrates that Satan and the demons had  sinned before the creation of Adam and Eve. That is why there was no visible presence of Satan when Eve was tempted. Satan and the demons have already been cast into Tartaroo  that is a place of spiritual restraint.
• Ezekiel 28:16; 17; 18; Yahweh caused a spiritual fire to consume Satan’s glorified body so that he could not manifest himself in the physical realm in the same way as Yahweh’s faithful Angels.
• Jude 1:12; 13; compares wicked mankind to the wandering stars, waterless clouds, and wild waves of the sea that depicts the remaining spiritual presence of demons that exist in Tartaroo.  Satan and the demons are incapable of physically interacting with humans. Satan and the demons spiritually influence mankind through temptation that leaves mankind into rebellion against the Yahweh’s eternal laws. When, Messiah Yeshua cast out demons from people, there was no physical description of these unstable spirit beings.   Satan and the demons often deceive mankind by revealing themselves as ghosts or pretend to speak through witches and mediums as representatives of the dead.
• Job 4:15; 16; 17; 18;19; Satan is a liar and the father of lies and Yahweh justly cast him into Tartaroo and restrained Satan’s dominion of darkness. Satan and the demons promote sexual immorality among mankind, but they are incapable of conceiving children themselves.

• Tartaroo, Hades, or Geenna the lake of fire
• Acts 2:27 (NIV84) — 27 because you will not abandon me to the (grave = hades), nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
• Psalm 16:10 (NIV84) — 10 because you will not abandon me to the (grave = sheol)l, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
• Both Hades and Sheol should be properly translated as the Grave. When most people die they are buried in a grave that is a pit or hole in the earth and their bodies return to the dust.
• (Eph 4:8; 9; 10; 1 Pe 3:18; Rev 1:18; ) Messiah Yeshua never sinned, so when He died and was entombed, His body did not decay. Three days after Messiah’s death, he arose from the grave and ascended into heaven.
• Acts 2:31 (NIV84) — 31 Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the (grave = hades), nor did his body see decay.
• The word grave is translated from the Greek; “Hades” that is often incorrectly assumed to be hell. The misunderstanding of Hades comes from Greek myth the depicts the underworld as the realm of the dead that is ruled by a mythological god. Modern Christianity transfers deceptive pagan beliefs to biblical references of Sheol that describes the “Grave” as a pit in the Old Testament. Satan spiritual influence over pagan cultures produces many faults beliefs that distort Yahweh’s words of truth.

• (Ge 3:19; 22; 23; ) Adam and Eve sinned by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. So, Yahweh justly commanded that mankind would experience death and return to the dust from which they were created.
• The Hebrew words Chey Nephesh means, “living creature” and identifies both humans and animals. The word soul is derived from the Hebrew term for a living creature. The Hebrew word Ro-ach means “breath or spirit.” Ro-ach is also used to express self-awareness or conscience. When the breath “Ro-ach” is taken away then the a living creature “Chey Nephesh” dies.
• Psalm 104:29 (NIV84) — 29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their (breath = Ro-ach or spirit), they die and return to the dust.
• Psalm 146:4 (NASB95) — 4 His ( spirit = breath Ro-ach) departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
• When the breath is taken away then the conscience of the living creature comes to an end.
• Ecclesiastes 9:5 (NIV84) — 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing;
• (Ge 2:7; Lk 23:46; Psa 31:5; ) Elohim breathe life into the first Adam. Death occurs when the breath in a “living creature = Soul” is taken away and returns to Elohim the creator and giver of life.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7 (NIV84) — 7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the (spirit = breath in the Hebrew Ro-ach) returns to God who gave it.

• The Soul dies and the Spirit returns to Elohim

*(Ge 3:4; 5; ) Satan deceived Eve promising that she would not die. The belief that mankind has an immortal soul originates from Satan’s first lie and continues through most mythological religious practices.

• Acts 2:29 (NIV84) — 29 “Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
• David died and was buried and his body “Soul” return to the dust. David did not ascend to heaven, but his body decayed in the grave of Hades the pit of Sheol.
• Acts 2:34–35 (NIV84) — 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand 35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” ’
• John 3:12–13 (NIV84) — 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
• Proverbs 30:4–6 (NIV84) — 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son? Tell me if you know! 5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
• John 5:28–29 (NIV84) — 28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be ( condemned = judgment).

• Body, Mind, and Spirit
• New Testament Greek separates the physical body from the conscious mind even though the Hebrewv Scriptures demonstrates that the Chey Nepheshi body and the conscious mind parishes together at death. The Greek terminology still recognizes the physical reality that a living creature dies when its breath is taken away. The Greek word for breath is pneuma and expresses the same meaning as the Hebrew Ro-ach = spirit or breath.
• Hebrews 4:12 (NIV84) — 12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing (soul = psyche) and (spirit = pneuma or breath), joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

*(Mt 12:36; 2 Cor 10:5; Ro 6:23; ) The Soul or conscious psyche of a person can be separated from the spiritual breath that gives life. Every thought will come under judgment and the wages of sin his death.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NIV84) — 23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole ( spirit = pneum or breath), ( soul = psyche or conscience) and (body = Soma or physical) be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• The Spirit of Holiness sanctifies the (spirit = pneuma) and (soul = psyche) in faithful followers of Messiah Yeshua, so that they may be purified in body, mind, and spirit.
• Matthew 10:28 (NIV84) — 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the (body = Soma) but cannot kill the (soul = psyche). Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both (soul = psyche) and (body = Soma) in ( hell = geenne that is the final lake of fire that completely consumes).
• (Lk 12:6; 7; )Messiah Yeshua is being reassuring and at the same time warning mankind that the physical death of a person does not prevent Yahweh from remembering their (psyche or conscious) thoughts that will be brought before judgment. For, Yahweh numbers the hairs on your head and is able to raise the dead. But, the rebellious and heart may be judged as worthy of eternal death and then their conscience thoughts will be removed forever from Yahweh’s memory.
• Luke 12:5 (NIV84) — 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing ( the word body was added to the sentence), has power to throw you into ( hell = geenna). Yes, I tell you, fear him.
• Revelation 20:14–15 (NIV84) — 14 Then death and ( Hades = Sheol the grave) were thrown into the lake of ( fire = geenna). The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
• “Death and Hades will be thrown into Geenna” symbolizes that there will be no more death or graves in the pit of Sheol, when Yahweh completely consumes all wickedness in the lake of fire. Satan and the demons will no longer exist to tempt mankind to sin.

• Gates of Hades and the Pit of Sheol
• Matthew 16:18 (NIV84) — 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of (Hades = the grave) will not overcome it.
• (Rev 1:12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; ) The Resurrected and Glorified Messiah holds the Keys to Death and Hades. Messiah Yeshua will release the prisoners of Death, held captive in the waterless pit of the Grave, raising everyone to renewed life.
• (Psa 90:3; 4; 5; 104:29; 30; Zec 9:11; Ro 6: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; Act 24:15; Rev 20:4; 5; 6; All mankind are destined to die once. Even though, Death returns mankind to dust, there is the promised hope of the resurrection from the waterless pit of the grave.
• Matthew 7:13–14 (NIV84) — 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
• John 14:6 (NIV84) — 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Messiah Yeshua is the Way, Truth, and the Life. There is only one doorway for mankind to enter into the house of the Heavenly Father to receive Eternal Life.

Alternate Labels

• Nephilim
• Sons of God
• Giants
• Satan’s Seed ?

Web Links

• abibletopic: Nephilim, Rephaim, Anakim, n Sumerians
• abibletopic: Eternity, Creation, or Day One
• abibletopic: Man of Sin, Image of Jealousy
• abibletopic: Covenant of Life or Death
• abibletopic: Yeshua n Father r One

Key Passages

• 1 Quote from
• The Unseen Realm,
• by Michael S. Heiser
• chapter 12: Divine Transgressions
• “The curses that followed the events in the garden bound the fate of humanity together with the seed of the nachash,.”
• 1 John 3:8; “In 1 John 3 the apostle John expressed the notion of spiritual seed—good or evil—manifesting itself in the human heart when he wrote: The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed: in order to destroy the works of the devil. ”

• Genesis 6:4; The Nephilim were upon the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God went into the daughters of humankind, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty warriors that were from ancient times, men of renown.
• (Eze 28:12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; Isa 14:12; 13; 14; 2 Pe 2:4; 5; ) The sin of Satan and the demons is pride, lawlessness, and violence. And they were cast down to the earth and imprisoned in Tartaroo that is described as a place of bondage or restraint. Satan and the demons are restrained, but allowed to spiritually tempt mankind into sin. All of mankind must learn to resist Satan’s spiritual seed of evil influence. So, who are the Nephilim that have the character of being Sons of Elohim and at the same time men.
• (Ge 6:4; ) States, that the Nephilim survived the flood. Careful review of Scriptures will show that only Noah and his sons could be the Nephilim. The 2 wives of Noah’s sons Ham and Japheth were the daughters of men that were unrelated to Noah’s family line. The wives of Noah’s sons did not conceive children until after the flood and produced 3 separate racial identities. Only Shem wife was related to Noah’s family line that would lead to the their descendent, Abraham and Sarah.

• Genesis 6:1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; Constructs a contrast between two groups of humans. Wicked mankind is compared to Faithful Noah and his sons. There is no mention of angelic presence within this dialogue. The reference to Sons of Elohim refers to Noah and his sons. Noah’s spiritual obedience to Elohim identifies him as a Son of God.
• (Jn 10:34; 35; ) According to Messiah’s own words, “does not Scripture say that you are El, to whom the word of Elohim came.”
• (2 Pe 2:5; 1 Pe 3:20; 21;) Peter identifies Noah as a preacher of righteousness and the text in Genesis clearly states that Elohim spoke to Noah and warned him of the coming flood. The rest of mankind refused to listen to Elohim’s words of warning so then the flood would remove the wicked and unrepentant mankind from the face of the earth.

• Genesis 6:4; Identifying the Nephilim, this term is constructed from the weak Hebrew verb Phili that means wonderful, strong and mighty. Nephilim correctly means to be wonderful.
• TWOT Number 1393a
• (Ge 6:4; ) Nephili is emphasized with another Hebrew word that express the same meaning of strong and mighty. The sentence concludes with the statement that they are the “Men” of “Renown = Shem” that is the Hebrew name of Noah son.
• (Ge 6:4; ) Carefully reading scriptures verifies that the Nephilim are men that Elohim considers to be wonderful, strong and mighty like Noah’s son Shem.

• Genesis 6:5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; continues to contrast Elohim’s approval of Noah and the rejection of wicked mankind. This contrast demonstrates that the spiritual seed in Noah comes from Elohim. But, wicked mankind follows the spiritual seed of the “nachash” Satan the devil.
• (Mt 19:4-5; 6; Lk 20:34; 35; 36; ) According to Messiah Yeshua; Angels can neither marry or be given in marriage. The biblical marriage occurs between one man and one woman as a sexual union that produces children. The Angels cannot have intercourse with human women. The statement Sons of Elohim refers to Noah, “to whom the word of Elohim came.” Noah and his sons faithfully obeyed Elohim’s voice and saved themselves and their wives.

• Genesis 2:24; 3:15; 4:1; States, that Elohim established a separation between Satan’s seed and the seed of a woman.
• (1 Cor 11:11; 12; Ge 4:1; Mk 10:6; 7; 8; 9; ) The apostle Paul explains that every man is born of a woman. Yahweh’s law ordains that a woman only conceives through the sexual union with a human man, just as every creature can only reproduce through its own kind. But, every human will find themselves in conflict with the spiritual seed of Satan the devil.
• (Ge 4:1; 6; 7; ) Even Adam and Eve’s son, Cain was warned that sin was crouching to consume him, but he must be the master over Satan’s temptation.

• Genesis 3:14; 4:6; 7; 1 Pe 5:6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; Jn 8:44; Satan the devil is like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Satan is also called the father of lies, the tempter, and guilty of murder. Satan cannot conceive life but only brings death. Satan the devil feeds on the dust of his deadly destructive seed of lawlessness.
• (Rev 20:10; ) Satan reaps what he sows and will receive eternal destruction as’s punishment.

• Genesis 6:15; Descriptions of the measurements for the arc consist of three decks. Each deck was 10 cubits high which equals approximately 15 to 17.5 feet. One reason for the unusually tall ceilings could be that Noah and his sons could easily be 12 feet tall and considered giants by modern standards. This can explain why the term Nephilim has been translated as Giants. Before the flood the life span of mankind could easily reach 1000 years.

• Genesis 6:3; After the flood mankind’s lifespan gradually decreased and so did their physical stature.
• (Deut 3:11; 12; ) The tallest man recorded in the Bible was Og who could easily have stood 12 feet tall.
• (1 Sa 17:4; ) Later evidence reveals, Goliath and his brothers were only 9 to 10 feet tall. Modern mankind averages between five and 7 feet tall with a lifespan that rarely reaches 120 years. These statements may not seem conclusive to prove any doctrine, but is consistent with Scriptures and archaeological evidence. Another source of consideration is mankind’s nature of storytelling that develops myths. The gods of the ancient world were depicted as giants. The long life and mighty stature of Noah and his sons would easily become the source of mythology.

• Genesis 10:9; 10; 11; 12; Isa 14:4-5; 6; 21; 22; Noah’s son Ham, had a grandson that followed the way of Cain’s rebellious heart and laid the foundation for Babylon. Nimrod desire to rule over mankind and became a mighty conqueror. Nimrod constructed theTower of Babel to magnified himself as a god and originated the earliest form of pagan idolatry. Nimrod’s lifespan could easily have reached 400 to 500 years and he glorified himself as a mighty son of god. This pattern repeats the wickedness of mankind that followed the seed of Satan that received the wages of death. Sinful human nature follows Satan’s seed of rebellion that glorifies themselves by forming gods in their own image and likeness.
• (Titus 1:13; 14; 2 Tim 3:12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 2 Pe 2:1; 2; 3; ) The apostle Paul correctly teaches from Scripture and warns against the deceptive beliefs formed from Jewish mysticism and pagan mythology
• Therefore, the Nephilim are Noah and his sons the Seed of Elohim.

• Satan’s Seed and Tartaroo
• 2 Peter 2:4; and Jude 1:6;  reference to the Angels that  sinned and lost their position of authority and habitation.
• Genesis 2:9; 17; Adam and Eve were warned not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis demonstrates that Satan and the demons had  sinned before the creation of Adam and Eve. That is why there was no visible presence of Satan when Eve was tempted. Satan and the demons have already been cast into Tartaroo  that is a place of spiritual restraint.
• Ezekiel 28:16; 17; 18; Yahweh caused a spiritual fire to consume Satan’s glorified body so that he could not manifest himself in the physical realm in the same way as Yahweh’s faithful Angels.
• Jude 1:12; 13; compares wicked mankind to the wandering stars, waterless clouds, and wild waves of the sea that depicts the remaining spiritual presence of demons that exist in Tartaroo.  Satan and the demons are incapable of physically interacting with humans. Satan and the demons spiritually influence mankind through temptation that leaves mankind into rebellion against the Yahweh’s eternal laws. When, Messiah Yeshua cast out demons from people, there was no physical description of these unstable spirit beings.   Satan and the demons often deceive mankind by revealing themselves as ghosts or pretend to speak through witches and mediums as representatives of the dead.
• Job 4:15; 16; 17; 18;19; Satan is a liar and the father of lies and Yahweh justly cast him into Tartaroo and restrained Satan’s dominion of darkness. Satan and the demons promote sexual immorality among mankind, but they are incapable of conceiving children themselves.

• Tartaroo, Hades, or Geenna the lake of fire
• Acts 2:27 (NIV84) — 27 because you will not abandon me to the (grave = hades), nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
• Psalm 16:10 (NIV84) — 10 because you will not abandon me to the (grave = sheol)l, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
• Both Hades and Sheol should be properly translated as the Grave. When most people die they are buried in a grave that is a pit or hole in the earth and their bodies return to the dust.
• (Eph 4:8; 9; 10; 1 Pe 3:18; Rev 1:18; ) Messiah Yeshua never sinned, so when He died and was entombed, His body did not decay. Three days after Messiah’s death, he arose from the grave and ascended into heaven.
• Acts 2:31 (NIV84) — 31 Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the (grave = hades), nor did his body see decay.
• The word grave is translated from the Greek; “Hades” that is often incorrectly assumed to be hell. The misunderstanding of Hades comes from Greek myth the depicts the underworld as the realm of the dead that is ruled by a mythological god. Modern Christianity transfers deceptive pagan beliefs to biblical references of Sheol that describes the “Grave” as a pit in the Old Testament. Satan spiritual influence over pagan cultures produces many faults beliefs that distort Yahweh’s words of truth.

• (Ge 3:19; 22; 23; ) Adam and Eve sinned by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. So, Yahweh justly commanded that mankind would experience death and return to the dust from which they were created.
• The Hebrew words Chey Nephesh means, “living creature” and identifies both humans and animals. The word soul is derived from the Hebrew term for a living creature. The Hebrew word Ro-ach means “breath or spirit.” Ro-ach is also used to express self-awareness or conscience. When the breath “Ro-ach” is taken away then the a living creature “Chey Nephesh” dies.
• Psalm 104:29 (NIV84) — 29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their (breath = Ro-ach or spirit), they die and return to the dust.
• Psalm 146:4 (NASB95) — 4 His ( spirit = breath Ro-ach) departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
• When the breath is taken away then the conscience of the living creature comes to an end.
• Ecclesiastes 9:5 (NIV84) — 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing;
• (Ge 2:7; Lk 23:46; Psa 31:5; ) Elohim breathe life into the first Adam. Death occurs when the breath in a “living creature = Soul” is taken away and returns to Elohim the creator and giver of life.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7 (NIV84) — 7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the (spirit = breath in the Hebrew Ro-ach) returns to God who gave it.

• The Soul dies and the Spirit returns to Elohim

*(Ge 3:4; 5; ) Satan deceived Eve promising that she would not die. The belief that mankind has an immortal soul originates from Satan’s first lie and continues through most mythological religious practices.

• Acts 2:29 (NIV84) — 29 “Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
• David died and was buried and his body “Soul” return to the dust. David did not ascend to heaven, but his body decayed in the grave of Hades the pit of Sheol.
• Acts 2:34–35 (NIV84) — 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand 35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” ’
• John 3:12–13 (NIV84) — 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
• Proverbs 30:4–6 (NIV84) — 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son? Tell me if you know! 5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
• John 5:28–29 (NIV84) — 28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be ( condemned = judgment).

• Body, Mind, and Spirit
• New Testament Greek separates the physical body from the conscious mind even though the Hebrewv Scriptures demonstrates that the Chey Nepheshi body and the conscious mind parishes together at death. The Greek terminology still recognizes the physical reality that a living creature dies when its breath is taken away. The Greek word for breath is pneuma and expresses the same meaning as the Hebrew Ro-ach = spirit or breath.
• Hebrews 4:12 (NIV84) — 12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing (soul = psyche) and (spirit = pneuma or breath), joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

*(Mt 12:36; 2 Cor 10:5; Ro 6:23; ) The Soul or conscious psyche of a person can be separated from the spiritual breath that gives life. Every thought will come under judgment and the wages of sin his death.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NIV84) — 23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole ( spirit = pneum or breath), ( soul = psyche or conscience) and (body = Soma or physical) be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• The Spirit of Holiness sanctifies the (spirit = pneuma) and (soul = psyche) in faithful followers of Messiah Yeshua, so that they may be purified in body, mind, and spirit.
• Matthew 10:28 (NIV84) — 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the (body = Soma) but cannot kill the (soul = psyche). Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both (soul = psyche) and (body = Soma) in ( hell = geenne that is the final lake of fire that completely consumes).
• (Lk 12:6; 7; )Messiah Yeshua is being reassuring and at the same time warning mankind that the physical death of a person does not prevent Yahweh from remembering their (psyche or conscious) thoughts that will be brought before judgment. For, Yahweh numbers the hairs on your head and is able to raise the dead. But, the rebellious and heart may be judged as worthy of eternal death and then their conscience thoughts will be removed forever from Yahweh’s memory.
• Luke 12:5 (NIV84) — 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing ( the word body was added to the sentence), has power to throw you into ( hell = geenna). Yes, I tell you, fear him.
• Revelation 20:14–15 (NIV84) — 14 Then death and ( Hades = Sheol the grave) will be thrown into the lake of ( fire = geenna). The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone’s name is not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
• “Death and Hades will be thrown into Geenna” symbolizes that there will be no more death or graves in the pit of Sheol, when Yahweh completely consumes all wickedness in the lake of fire. Satan and the demons will no longer exist to tempt mankind to sin.

• Gates of Hades and the Pit of Sheol
• Matthew 16:18 (NIV84) — 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of (Hades = the grave) will not overcome it.
• (Rev 1:12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; ) The Resurrected and Glorified Messiah holds the Keys to Death and Hades. Messiah Yeshua will release the prisoners of Death, held captive in the waterless pit of the Grave, raising everyone to renewed life.
• (Psa 90:3; 4; 5; 104:29; 30; Zec 9:11; Ro 6: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; Act 24:15; Rev 20:4; 5; 6; All mankind are destined to die once. Even though, Death returns mankind to dust, there is the promised hope of the resurrection from the waterless pit of the grave.
• Matthew 7:13–14 (NIV84) — 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
• John 14:6 (NIV84) — 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Messiah Yeshua is the Way, Truth, and the Life. There is only one doorway for mankind to enter into the house of the Heavenly Father to receive Eternal Life.